Plumbing – How to go about replacing a cracked sanitary tee in a sink drain

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so I found a leak from my drain pipe inside the wall and the source of the leak is from a broken sanitary tee that connects the 2" vent from up top, horizontal 1.5" drain pipe from sink, and 2" drain going underground. How would I go about fixing this? Make 3 cuts to remove tee and cut small sections of pipe and use couplers to join with new tee ?enter image description here

Thank you guys for all the tips and suggestions. I was able to get most of the fittings/pipe dry fitted. I bored out that hole in the stud just a smidge so there's some play between the T and the horizontal pipe. Just need to make a connection to the vent. Might have to use a flexible coupling. Few questions I have does the pipe have to be pushed all the way into the coupling until it reaches the little stop? I can get it in maybe 5/8 of the way and I measured it's about 7/8 to get to the stop. Also do I need to get this inspected once I'm done?

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Best Answer

You've got it! Make sure that you

  • use matching black ABS pipe, not white PVC
  • get glue appropriate for ABS, not PVC
  • make sure you clean off the drain pipe so the glue will adhere properly
  • since you've got a fair bit of room to work, cut your straight pipes far enough back that you can easily work with them
    • do not try cut right at the edge of the T, your life will be miserable.
    • I'd suggest cutting the drain just enough up from the sole plate that you can slip the coupler on with a bit of room to spare.
    • Cut the horizontal about mid-way between the studs
    • Cut the vent high enough that you've got room to work, but not too close to the extra stud - it might interfere with getting the coupling on.

You might need to use a flexible coupling to get the T reinstalled since you've got to get all 3 in at the same time. OTOH, there may be enough flexibility in the vent stack that you can wiggle it together without one - you may have to play with it as you're dry fitting everything to find out.